i know my next post was supposed to be about my apartment...but i haven't gotten around to that yet. all the same though, it's that time of year again and i dunno, i just thought it'd be appropriate to write at least something, no matter how pointless. so i'm just gonna let my thoughts run-on for a moment:
yeesh...Japan. who'd have thought? it's been great so far; people are friendly, work-situation is good, students are eager to learn, it just feels like there's so much i've been given the potential and opportunity to do here. in light of all this though, i don't think i could call this home. but then again, where have i really called "home" in the past few years? Vancouver is still at the top of my list in terms of cities to live/work/play in; family is there of course, friends, my roots, all surrounded by a beautiful city and nature with abundant entertainment (and food!) but what of the future? does it lie in Vancouver, or...?
they say opportunity only knocks once, but what if you have more than one door?
i just wonder how long it'll be until i finally stop feeling like a transient...
ok, thanks for listening. the least i can do is post some pics...but oh what to post? ah, i know...everyone's gotta love turtles. it's been less than 2 months, but i've already started a small collection of these excellent amphibians to help myself feel more surrounded by my own species:
my first Japanese friend:
(this guy doubled as a pillow for the first little while when i had absolutely no furniture)
some sort of container:
(they guard thumbtacks for the time-being)
funky patch i picked up @ a funky store in Osaka called Fool & the Hermit:
(haven't found something cool enough to sew it onto just yet)
Candle-holder:
(for when i have those romantic dinners with...)
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another interesting hand-carved wooden tray:
(shell comes off to reveal hidden treasure!)
and of course, i can't forget my super-deal of a sweat-towel:
(everyone's gotta have one of these in order to survive an Osaka summer)
haaai...so now i`m older, a little bit lighter, feeling a lot fatter, and slightly more of an international amphibian.
ok.
have fun kids,
and stay away from orange marmalade.